TX300P-1800B

With its winning combination of quality, high speed and innovative automated belt-fed conveyance system, the Mimaki Tx300P-1800B has been developed to print direct to a broad range of natural and man-made fabrics. Particularly effective for printing on modern stretchable materials, the Tx300P-1800B is ideally suited to the production of fashion, clothing and soft furnishings.

Maximum print speed of 53m2/h

Belt transfer system

Print on stretchable or thin fabrics

Maximum print speed of 53m2/h (Draft speed – in 4-colour mode)

Sublimation, disperse, reactive & acid dye and textile pigment inks

Belt transfer system for accurate print on stretchable or thin fabrics

Mimaki Advanced Pass System (MAPS)

Continuous Uninterrupted Printing Features

Nozzle Recovery Function
In the event of a nozzle malfunction not being repairable by the use of the maintenance function, printing can continue by the use of another nozzle, without any loss of productivity or a reduction in image quality.

Uninterrupted Ink Supply System (UISS)
Two ink bottles per colour can be set with the UISS function. When an ink bottle runs out, another bottle of the same colour automatically starts supplying ink.

5 Ink types for a range of applications and textile types

Ink type

Product name

Colour

Features

Application

Applicable fabric

Sublimation dye

Sb420

Bl, M, Y, K, Lbl, Lm

Sublimation ink for direct printing. No transfer paper is required.

Soft signage

Polyester

Disperse dye

Dd400

C, M, Y, K, R, Grey,
Violet, Pink

Inks are fixed by heating and have high durability.

Industrial textile, Luxury apparel, Home furnishing

Polyester, nylon, acetate, and other fibres

Textile pigment

TP400

C, M, Y, K

Simple post-printing process. No steaming, washing and drying processes are required. Inks are fixed only by heating.

Home furnishing

Cotton, hemp,
and other fibres

Reactive dye

Rc400

C, M, Y, K, Bl, R, Or, Lk

Inks produce a wide and vibrant gamut of colours, and have water
resistance, light-fastness and rub-fastness, as dyestuff molecules bond
with the fibres.

Adjustable higher head gap settings for thicker fabrics

While printing on raised fibre surface textiles, a high head gap setting is required to prevent contact between the printhead and any raised fibres. (FIG.1)

On more conventional models, restricted head gap reduces the accuracy of ink droplet placement. (FIG.2)

The Tx300P-1800B employs a new advanced printhead with a high head gap to ensure accurate ink droplet placement, thereby enabling high-quality printing on a wide variety of fabric types. (FIG.3)

The head gap is now fully adjustable from 2mm up to 7mm in 0.05mm increments, which enables printing on a wide range of different thicknesses of fabric.

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Figure 2 and 3

High performance TXLINK3 Lite RIP software

1. COLOUR REPLACEMENT
Desired colours can be represented by specifying the ink volume of each ink colour.

Create desired colours
When the printed colour differs from that expected, the colour replacement function enables a user to specify the desired printing colour as the target colour. This function is useful for reproducing corporate colours.

Colour replacement by swatch book / named colour
Frequently used colours can be registered in a list, to allow automatic colour replacement when the file is opened in the RIP.

Belt transfer system for optimum print quality on stretchable fabrics

Stable feeding and transportation of the printable fabric is crucial for high quality direct-to-textile printing. Mimaki’s advanced belt-fed technology, incorporating a ‘sticky belt’ transport system ensures high levels of accuracy and image quality even when working with stretchable fabrics.

Sticky belt transport system incorporating belt washing facility

The ‘Sticky Belt’ transport system ensures consistent, high quality printing on stretchable or thin fabrics and is further enhanced by the following additional functions:

Built-in Belt Washing Mechanism is designed to automatically remove struck-through ink residue from the belt. The mechanism also helps prevent any accumulation of dirt on the belt, thereby maintaining the adhesive qualities of the belt.
(NB: when not required, this function can be turned off to prolong the life of the adhesive belt)

Improved Correct Feed Control (CFC) incorporates a high resolution encoder unit to measure any belt movement more accurately enabling more effective control of feed length and drive rollers.